Resources if Youre in a Similar Situation.
If you have a website or blog site that is likewise frequently scraped, here are some resources that might be handy to you..

Help Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school site, is that all right?.
Yes, thats completely fine as long as youre utilizing the embed or link offered by YouTube and not downloading the video then republishing it (check out YouTubes TOS for more details)..

I get a lot of follow-up concerns Whenever I release something about copyright. These are a few of the frequently asked questions..

You might have discovered that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my blog site posts and in more of the cover images for my videos. The factor is that in my on-going fight against websites that republish my content without consent it is much easier for me to show proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image.

You might have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my blog posts and in more of the cover images for my videos. The factor is that in my on-going battle against websites that republish my content without approval it is much easier for me to show evidence of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notices is time-consuming and even when submitted effectively some hosting business still require even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my image of myself using my favorite flannel t-shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than composing a description of the originality of my blog site post.

Can I forward your newsletter to my colleagues?
Yes, of course. Hit the forward button in your inbox and share it as I composed it (over-use of parentheses and hyphens is among the hallmarks of my post so do not be tempted to edit those out)..

I like to share the title or a little summary of your article with my staff, is that fine?
Yes, as long as youre not republishing the whole thing and or passing it off as your own. If you want somebody to check out the entire blog post, provide the link to it..

Many of the websites that are stealing my work these days are doing so through automated ways. Its reasonably simple to compose a script that scrapes all of the material from an RSS feed and imports it into a different website. Truncating or stopping my RSS feed stops a few of the burglars, but the majority of have moved onto utilizing scripts that scrape directly from the site instead of from the RSS feed. Thats a little harder to stop so my recourse is to file DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to get rid of the angering material from their outcomes pages. In addition, I then submit DMCA takedown notifications with the websites hosting services..
Filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even when filed appropriately some hosting companies still require much more evidence of initial work and ownership. Having the ability to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my preferred flannel t-shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than composing an explanation of the creativity of my blog site post. Still, some dubious hosting business (typically situated outside of the United States) will not do a darn thing to honor my request. In those cases at least theres an easy method for visitors of the angering website to recognize that what theyre checking out was drawn from FreeTech4Teachers.com.